Study it in the app“But the Lord answered him and said, “Hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger and lead it away and give it water?”
Butδὲthe Lordὁ κύριοςansweredἀπεκρίθηhimαὐτῷandκαὶsaid,εἶπεν“Hypocrites!ὙποκριταίDoes notοὐeachἕκαστοςof youὑμῶνon the Sabbathτῷ σαββάτῳuntieλύειhis oxτὸν βοῦν αὐτοῦorἢhis donkeyτὸν ὄνονfromἀπὸthe mangerτῆς φάτνηςandκαὶlead it awayἀπαγαγὼνandgive it water?ποτίζει
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrios” appearsanswer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appearshypocrite
Hypocrite: originally an actor playing a part; one who puts on a show before others.
Where else “Hypokritai” appearseach
Each, each one.
Where else “hekastos” appearsSabbath
The seventh day, a rest for God.
Where else “sabbatōi” appearsuntie
To undo bonds, or set someone free.
Where else “lyei” appearsox
Ox.
Where else “boun” appearsdonkey
Donkey.
Where else “onon” appearsmanger
Manger: a feeding trough for animals; also a stall.
Where else “phatnēs” appearslead away
To take someone away, like a prisoner.
Where else “apagagōn” appearsgive a drink
To hand another something to drink.
Where else “potizei” appears14But the synagogue leader, indignant because Jesus had cured her on the Sabbath, answered and was saying to the crowd, “There are six days in which one must work; so come on them and be cured, and not on the day of the Sabbath.”
15 · This verse (above)
16And this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan bound, look, for eighteen years, ought she not to be released from this bond on the day of the Sabbath?”
1. What it says
Jesus heals a bent-over woman on the Sabbath. What does the synagogue leader object to, and how does Jesus answer? (vv. 10-17)
2. What it means
In the parable of the fig tree, what does the vineyard worker ask of the owner, and why? What does that teach about patience? (vv. 6-9)
3. How I live it
Jesus speaks of the narrow door and of striving to enter (v. 24). What concrete effort is yours to make today?
